Black and white striker Wout Weghorst marked the beginning of the fight between Hatayspor and Beşiktaş in the 11th week of Spor Toto Super League.
INJURED AT TRABZONSPOR MATCH, GO TO HATAY WITH 2 WORKOUTS
In the statement made for Weghorst, who was injured in the Trabzonspor match played last week and bounced off the stadium, it was stated that tension and edema were detected in the inner thigh muscle (adductor brevis). In the news that day, it was claimed that it was difficult for the Dutch striker to play in the Hatayspor match, and it was even planned that he would not risk the Ümraniyespor match and that he would play the Galatasaray match in a healthy way.
Weghorst, who had a rapid recovery period, started working with the team on Saturday, and was included in the Hatay team by participating in the last training session on Sunday. The Dutch football player came out with a bandage on the back of his left leg.
DON’T WAIT TOO MUCH FOR THE GOAL! RECORD…
Weghorst, who was written by Valerien Ismael for the first 11 of the Hatayspor match, did not wait long for the goal. While the stopwatch was showing the 31st second, the Dutch striker, who faced the goalkeeper slightly right diagonally inside the penalty area, passed Erce Kardeşleri with an elegant shot and sent the ball into the net.
According to the news compiled by Hürriyet, Weghorst, who shook the networks of Hatayspor in the 31st second, recorded the earliest goal scored in the Super League this season. The previous record belonged to Adana Demirspor’s star Younes Belhanda with 47 seconds.
WINS A PENALTY, RETURNED FROM VAR
Weghorst, who passed his team with the goal he scored in the first minute, also earned a penalty for his team in the position he entered in the 11th minute. The Dutch player, who entered the penalty area by entering the wall pass with Salih Uçan, remained on the ground with the intervention from behind. Kadir Sağlam immediately pointed to the white dot. In the VAR examination, it was determined that Salih Uçan was ahead of the defense in Weghorst’s back pass, and the penalty decision was annulled with a VAR warning.
4 GOALS AND 4 ASSISTS
Weghorst, who attracted attention with his assists to Muleka at the beginning of the season, then started to contribute goals. In the 11th game, the Dutch striker scored his 4th goal alongside his 4 assists.
Wrghhorst had 4 assists in 44 games with Burnley last season, and this season he managed to make 10 games for Beşiktaş.
FIRST ASSIST FROM MULEKA
Forward Jackson Muleka, whom Beşiktaş transferred from Standard Liege at the beginning of the season, scored 4 goals in 8 matches. Muleka also made his first assist this season by giving a stylish pass on Weghorst’s goal in the difficult Hatay away game. Muleka was replaced by Nathan Redmond at the start of the second half.
BEŞİKTAŞ STARTED THE MATCH VERY EFFECTIVELY
Beşiktaş, who took the lead with Weghorst in the first minute, established a great advantage over his opponent in the first part of the Hatayspor match. In the statistics table of the first 15 minutes, Beşiktaş had 5 shots, 3 of which were accurate. Black and white players met the ball 7 times in the opponent’s penalty area.
INTERESTING FIRST HALF STATISTICS
Beşiktaş, which closed the first half ahead 1-0 away from Hatayspor, finished the first half ahead in all of the 5 away games played this season. Black and white team lost 2-1 with goals conceded in the second half.
FIRST GOAL FROM ZE LUIS!
Ze Luis, who equalized the match by scoring Hatayspor’s goal in the 50th minute, scored his first goal of the season in his first match in the starting 11th. The Portuguese-born Cape Verdean football player, who played in clubs such as Braga, Porto, Lokomotiv Moscow in his career, enjoyed the first goal after Kasımk 2020.
WEGHORST’S PERFORMANCE GAVE LIKES IN SOCIAL MEDIA
There were commendable comments on social media for Weghorst, who scored the earliest goal in the Super League this season. Here are some of those comments:
“Weghorst is so obsessed, let’s win this game for his sake. If we don’t win, there’s a good chance he’ll have a seizure.”
“Weghorst, the striker who puts on the most grueling frontcourt pressure since Elmander.”
“If everyone on the team played half as much as Weghorst and fought, this team would fly.”
“Now I have to admit Weghorst is a good striker and fits into the league”
“Weghorst is a super league forward. He’s got physics, air control, strength, technical, everything.”
“Weghorst is pure trouble for the opposing defense”